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Qualcomm buys power amplifier vendor Black Sand

Jun. 25, 2014 6:22 PM ETQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) StockQCOM, SWKS, AVGO, QRVOBy: Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor9 Comments
  • Black Sand Technologies, based out of Austin, was founded in '05 and has raised $28.2M in funding over its history.
  • Notably, the product page on Black Sand's site only shows 3G amplifiers, and the most recent PR on its news page is from 2012. All signs suggest Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is buying the company to strengthen its power amplifier IP and/or engineering talent, as it encroaches on the turf of established vendors such as Skyworks (NASDAQ:SWKS), TriQuint (TQNT), RF Micro (RFMD), and Avago (NASDAQ:AVGO) with system-level solutions.
  • Qualcomm, estimated to have 64% of the 2013 baseband processor market, made a dramatic entry into the amplifier market last year by announcing an RF front end solution (amplifiers included) that promised superior 3G/4G multi-band support and (via technologies such as envelope tracking) power efficiency. Skyworks, TriQuint, and RF Micro all tumbled following the announcement.

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